RGC Resources vs Southwest Gas
RGCO and SWX side by side, both in gas production and distribution. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How RGCO and SWX compare
Southwest Gas is the larger company, worth 29 times as much as RGC Resources ($6.8B against $234M).
On earnings, Southwest Gas is cheaper: it trades at 12.4× trailing earnings, against 16.7× for RGC Resources.
Both pay dividends: RGC Resources yields 3.9% and Southwest Gas 2.7%.
Southwest Gas scores higher on the StockData Score (13 against 12 for RGC Resources), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | RGCO | SWX |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $234M | $6.8B |
| Share price | $22.43 | $93.66 |
| Change, 1 year | 5.4% | 14.7% |
| Change, 5 years | 1.5% | 33.9% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.38 | 0.41 |
| Employees | 106 | 1,753 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 12 | 13 (better) |
| Valuation score | 4 | 6 (better) |
| Growth score | 1 | 1 |
| Performance score | 2 | 2 |
| Health score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 16.7× | 12.4× (better) |
| P/S | 2.2× | – |
| P/B | 1.9× | 1.6× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 12.4× | 11.9× (better) |
| P/FCF | 116× | – |
| FCF yield | 0.86% (better) | −7.8% |
| Fair value | $22.00 | $129.09 |
| Margin of safety | −1.9% | 27.4% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 13.8% | – |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 8.6% (better) | −10.1% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 2.6% | 228% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 2.3% | 228% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −0.15% | 8.0% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 17.3% | – |
| Net margin | 13.1% | – |
| FCF margin | 1.9% | – |
| Return on equity | 11.7% | 14.1% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 5.5% (better) | 4.5% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.21 | 0.85 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 4.77 | 3.83 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 2.9× | – |
| Current ratio | 0.94 | 1.12 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 1.22 (better) | 0.96 |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 (better) | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 3.9% (better) | 2.7% |
| Payout ratio | 63.0% | 33.1% |
| Years of dividend growth | 11 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 3.5% (better) | −74.5% |
| Buyback yield | −0.86% | −0.29% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 3.0% (better) | 2.4% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 39.7% | 93.1% |
| Held by insiders | 12.3% | 10.8% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $198K (better) | −$450K |
| Short interest, % of float | 1.0% | 4.2% |
Go deeper
- RGCO stock overview
- RGCO income statement
- RGCO valuation and score
- SWX stock overview
- SWX income statement
- SWX valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.